Grovania is an
unincorporated community
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in
Houston County, in the
U.S. state
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of
Georgia
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* Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia
* Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States
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Places
Historical states and entities
* Related to the ...
.
History
The community was named for groves of fruit trees near the original town site.
A post office called Grovania was established in 1889, and remained in operation until 1952.
The
Georgia General Assembly
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Each of the General Assembly's 236 members serve two-year terms and are directly ...
incorporated the place as the Town of Grovania in 1909.
The town's municipal charter was dissolved in 1995
along with those of many other inactive Georgia municipalities.
References
Former municipalities in Georgia (U.S. state)
Unincorporated communities in Houston County, Georgia
Populated places disestablished in 1995
Unincorporated communities in Georgia (U.S. state)
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